1:29 AM,
Feb. 24, 2013

Last Tracks is a skiing and wine event offered at Diamond Peak on Saturdays through the end of the ski season.

Written by

Jill Oberly
Special to the RGJ

Jerome Cherry of Saintsbury Winery in Napa, Calif., walks us through the different wines and varietals that we will taste in the next hour and a half.

It feels as if we could be in a Northern California tasting room. But the stunning view of a calm Lake Tahoe clearly defines the locale of Snowflake Lodge at Diamond Peak Ski Resort.

"Today you will be tasting three pinots, one blend and two from single vineyards," Cherry says. "You will taste a single vineyard from '06, which will give you an idea of all that went on in terms of flavors that year. You will notice a different aromatic profile in the '09 ...